Income tax calculator South Africa

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 21 216 374
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 365 915
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 2 125
Total tax
- R 9 368 041
Net pay
* R 11 848 333
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.2%
55.8%
Net pay
44.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 848 333
Net pay
R 214 289
Tax the employer pays
R 9 368 041
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 582 330
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 214 289 to pay you R 21 216 374. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.2% tax rate now rises to 44.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 21 216 374 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 368 041. That means that your net pay will be R 11 848 333 per year, or R 987 361 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.2% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of R 100 in your salary will be taxed R 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 11 941 170
43.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 281 186
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 18 972 048
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 668 802
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 703 316
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 409 312
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 14 039 373
33.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 13 871 280
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 13 820 245
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 298 773
37.3%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 13 184 481
37.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 13 134 117
38.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 868 153
39.4%
11
China
ZAR 12 181 515
42.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 910 870
43.9%
13
South Korea
ZAR 11 615 539
45.3%
14
Australia
ZAR 11 591 377
45.4%
15
India
ZAR 6 377 848
69.9%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 21 025 071
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 20 956 713
1.2%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 20 843 189
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 155 555
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 20 155 555
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 19 519 064
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 15 917 261
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 15 915 691
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 12 360 082
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 11 049 779
47.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of South Africa, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.